UN warns some 25 million Sudanese risk famine without more donations
Associated Press ROME (AP) — The World Food Program’s director is appealing for more money and access to feed 25 million people at risk of…
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New York City police commissioner resigns after his phone was seized in federal investigation
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban has resigned. He made the announcement Thursday, just over a week…
Continue Reading Man accused in assault that critically wounded Ferguson officer now faces more charges
Associated Press The man accused in an assault that left a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer fighting for his life is facing several additional…
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A tiny village has commemorated being the first Dutch place liberated from World War II occupation
Associated Press MESCH, Netherlands (AP) — Walking arm-in-arm with the Dutch queen, American World War II veteran Kenneth Thayer has returned to…
Continue Reading French First Lady stars as surprise guest in new season of ‘Emily in Paris’
PARIS (AP) — France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron is appearing as a surprise guest on the fourth season of the Netflix show “Emily in Paris,”…
Continue Reading Karen Read asks Massachusetts high court to dismiss two charges
BOSTON (AP) — Karen Read’s lawyers have filed an appeal with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court challenging a judge’s decision not to…
Continue Reading An ER nurse says it was ‘second nature’ to rescue a man trapped in hurricane floodwaters
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Perhaps it was fate that a man’s pickup truck got trapped in rising floodwaters unleashed by Hurricane…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s chief rabbi mourns his adopted son who was killed in battle
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Servicemen, veterans and others have gathered in Kyiv to remember the adopted son of Ukraine’s chief rabbi,…
Continue Reading Woman held hostage dies and the suspect is arrested after an hourslong standoff near Denver
Associated Press BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) — A woman was fatally shot Thursday during an over three-hour-long standoff near Denver, where a male…
Continue Reading Missouri judge rejects innocence claim of Marcellus Williams who faces execution
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has declined to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams, who is…
Continue Reading An earthquake shakes the Los Angeles area as wildfires rage nearby
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — As wildfires raging in the mountains cast an orange glow behind the downtown Los Angeles skyline, Southern…
Continue Reading McDonald’s extends $5 deal through December to keep customers coming
AP Business Writer McDonald’s is extending its $5 value meal until December at most U.S. stores, a move that rivals are likely to follow.…
Continue Reading US sanctions 16 allies of Venezuela’s president over accusations of obstructing the election
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government has responded to Venezuela’s disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of New York retrial
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on additional sex crimes charges in New York ahead of…
Continue Reading Managers of a state fuel company in Trinidad are charged in the 2022 deaths of four divers
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Managers of a state-owned fuel trading company in Trinidad and Tobago are facing 15 charges linked to the 2022 deaths…
Continue Reading Minnesota man sentenced to 30 years for shooting death of transgender woman
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man has been sentenced to a 30-year prison term for killing a transgender woman in Minneapolis last year. Damarean…
Continue Reading The Palestinian economy is in free fall and will require billions to rebuild, the UN says
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The Palestinian economy is “in free fall,” with production in Gaza plunging to one-sixth of its level before…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s story on the Ashaninka tribe’s reforestation model in the Brazilian Amazon
Associated Press APIWTXA VILLAGE, Brazil (AP) — The Ashaninka tribe of Amonia River live in a largely preserved area of Brazil’s western…
Continue Reading The Amazon’s Ashaninka tribe restored their territory. Now they aim to change the region
Associated Press APIWTXA VILLAGE, Brazil (AP) — It was just before dawn when the Ashaninka people, wearing long, tunic-like dresses, began singing…
Continue Reading Red Cross staff members killed in Ukraine as country warned of severe winter health crisis
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Three Red Cross staff members have been killed by artillery strikes in eastern Ukraine. The deadly strikes,…
Continue Reading CBS’ ’60 Minutes’ plans its presidential candidate showcase. But will Trump and Harris show?
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “60 Minutes” has scheduled its quadrennial interview special with presidential candidates, and it won’t…
Continue Reading Pac-12 to add Boise St., Fresno St., San Diego St., Colorado St. in 2026, poaching Mountain West
AP College Football Writer After being poached almost into oblivion, the Pac-12 is fighting off extinction by plucking schools from the Mountain…
Continue Reading Early childhood development nonprofit Brilliant Detroit set to expand nationally
AP Business Writer Brilliant Detroit, the early childhood education nonprofit that supports children in underserved communities “from belly to…
Continue Reading Treasury proposes rule to prevent large corporations from evading income taxes
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has proposed a new rule that would require the largest U.S. companies to pay at…
Continue Reading US filings for unemployment benefits inch up slightly but remain historically low
AP Business Writer Slightly more Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain at historically low levels despite two years…
Continue Reading Wholesale inflation mostly cooled last month in latest sign that price pressures are slowing
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale price increases mostly slowed last month, the latest evidence that inflation pressures are…
Continue Reading Garland says he won’t let the Justice Department be used as a political weapon
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland says he won’t allow the Justice Department “to be used as a political…
Continue Reading $10,000 literary award named for the late author Gabe Hudson goes to Ayana Mathis’ ‘The Unsettled’
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A $10,000 literary award named for the late author and editor Gabe Hudson has been established by the publisher…
Continue Reading Britain’s state-funded health system must ‘reform or die,’ prime minister says
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the country’s much-loved but overstretched health system is in…
Continue Reading A bag of Cheetos created a huge impact on a national park ecosystem
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A bag of Cheetos gets dropped and left on the floor. Seems inconsequential, right? Hardly. Rangers at…
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